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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
John F. Aldrich, Grandville, MI (US);
Brock Walker, Okemos, MI (US);
Jeff Bruner, Zeeland, MI (US);
Adwait Bhagwat, Holland, MI (US);
Ethan McGraw, Holland, MI (US);
Don Chadwick, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
HERMAN MILLER, INC., Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/28 (2006.01); A47C 5/00 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 55/16 (2006.01); D03D 1/00 (2006.01); A47C 31/02 (2006.01); A47C 7/40 (2006.01); D03D 15/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/56 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); D03D 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 5/00 (2013.01); A47C 7/282 (2013.01); A47C 7/40 (2013.01); A47C 31/006 (2013.01); A47C 31/02 (2013.01); B29C 51/262 (2013.01); B29C 55/165 (2013.01); B29C 70/56 (2013.01); D03D 1/00 (2013.01); D03D 13/008 (2013.01); D03D 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A body support structure includes a backrest and a seat connected to the backrest. A suspension material is connected to the backrest or the seat. The suspension material has a first zone with a first stiffness and a second zone with a second stiffness greater than the first stiffness. Also included are methods of creating different zones in the suspension material.